4.6 • 9.9K Ratings
🗓️ 20 April 2021
⏱️ 54 minutes
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“In horror movies there’s this beautiful moment for the protagonist where the monster’s real, everyone can see it…but a lot of times in real life, there isn’t a neatly wrapped up ending.”
Producers: Whit Missildine, Jason Blalock
Episode Summary: A young man growing up in an abusive home falls into a whirlwind romance that throws him into another cycle of chaos
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Content/Trigger Warnings: domestic violence, drug use, explicit language
Intro Music: "Illabye" – Tipper
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0:00.0 | This is actually happening features real experiences that often include traumatic events. |
0:04.2 | Please consult the show notes for specific content warnings on each episode |
0:07.6 | and for more information about support services. |
0:17.9 | In horror movies, there's this beautiful moment for the protagonist where the monster's real, |
0:24.4 | everyone can see it. It's clearly hurting people, but a lot of times in real life, |
0:30.7 | there isn't a neatly wrapped up ending. |
0:34.4 | From laundry, I'm Whit Missildine. You are listening to this is actually happening. |
0:48.7 | Episode 187. What if you were trapped all over again? |
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1:16.5 | Hi there, laundry listeners. Hannah and Sruti here from TrueCram Podcast Redhanded. |
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1:55.9 | I grew up in Wilmington, Delaware. I was born in 1997. Parents were kind of these |
2:15.1 | party animals for lack of a better term. Always people over the house, always big parties, |
2:20.0 | a lot of drinking I saw as a kid, right? It was very normal for me to see someone very intoxicated. |
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